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Providence College · Campus

Providence, RI · City · Private · Master's university · the Friars · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Midsize city
Setting
100,000–250,000
4,191
Undergraduates
+ 444 graduate students
11:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
91%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
90%
From out of state
+ 2% from abroad
$17k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k

The place

  • SettingMidsize city (100,000–250,000) Providence, RI
  • TypePrivate · Master's university
  • CalendarSemester
  • Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
  • Admissions49% admitted · admissions
Providence College

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

4,191444
Undergraduates 4,191Graduate students 444

Where first-years come from

90%
In state 8%Other states 90%Abroad 2%

Division I median: 72% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

79%
White 79%Hispanic 8%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 2%Not reported 3%
  • Women54%
  • Full-time97% of undergraduates · median 89%
  • First-year class1,197 entered last fall
  • Transfers in68 2% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online1% take some classes online 1% fully online
  • Registered with disability services13.18% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$17,150$1,492$18,642
Off campus$16,540$1,490$18,030
With family—$8,070$8,070

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety1.36 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
  • Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · Master's · majors

Division I campuses

66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%

66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list Providence College is on.

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